The Central Rockets will square off against the Northwestern Bulls at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Central's offense. They came up short against South Dade on Thursday, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 483rd, while the Buccaneers are ranked 67th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Northwestern was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They lost 7-0 to Mourning. The shutout was out of character for the Bulls seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in November of 2024.
Northwestern's loss dropped their record down to 2-6-2. As for Central, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-6-2.
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